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Vol. X. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, S. C., JANUARY 9, 1917. No. 10. EUPHRADIAN WINS RODDEY DEBATEI D. S. Polier- Was Awarded' Medal. Adamson Bill Subject of Debate -James DeTreville Wins Second Place. David S. Poiier, senior law student and member of the Eu phradian society, won the Roddey Medal Debat> held in the chapel on Tuesday evening December. 19. James deTreville, also a Euphradian, was awarded second place. Mr. Polier spoke on the nega tive side of the c uery: "Resolved, That the Ad,,r F-, Fight-Houw Labor Law was Lest solution of the labor problem involved at the time of its 9dopton ' His debate was convincing and his manner forceful. Mr. deTre ville upheld the aflirmative. The negative side, composed of D. S. Polier, Euphradian, J. C. Kearse, Clariosophic, was declar ed the winner over H. C. Jienn ings, Clariosophic, and Jimes deTreville, Euphradiai , of the affirmative. The following acted as Judges: Rev. C. E. Burts; J. J. McMahan; Dr. W. S. Currell. The officials, Were: Presiding officer, H. E. Danner, Euphradian; chief mar shal, J. S. Seymour, Clariosophic: assistant marshals, 0. C. Black mon and C. D. Barr, Clariosoph ic, J. G. Sims and G. G. Watson, Euphradian. Broadus Mitchell, a son of form er President 5. C. Mitchell, spent a few days on the campus- this' past week shaking hands with old friends. He is taking graduate work at Johns Hopkins Univer sity. FOSTER IS ELECTED HEAD VARSITY COACH Schedule Announced for 1917 Season. Several Hard Games Scheduled Clemson and Citadel Played at Usual Time - Two Dates Still Open. W. Dixon Foster has recently been elected head coach of the University of South Carolina foot ball team for the next session (of 1917-18). The newly elected 0oach is at present coaching the basket ball team and will have charge of the baseball practice diring the spring montls. Mr. Poster came to the Uni versity with the opening of this term as coach of the freshman football team. He showed re markable abil-ity in that capacity and put out a strong eleven. The first year imen had a brilliant sea mn and those who s-_w them per orin rea ize that most of the cred it for their success is due Mr. Fos ter. Mr. Foster has a keen sense of 'ootbail strategy and knows the :.me from beginning to end. He Ase- a clever assortment of piays conining the old style of play with a roper portion of open iield work. His ability to devel >p a fiQhting spirit and teain work into the players marked Mr. Foster's work with the fiesh men. The new head coach recyived his training at Hamlton-Sidney. Instuitute, Virginia. Since his graduation ht has had charge of athleties at Greenbrihr Instin ute, West Virginia, Allegaiiny 1usti tute, Virginia. Millsaps College, Mississippi, anl Porter Military Institute, Charleston. At all of these in1stituti(,n1s his teams were noted for I heir successful records. Carolina's I)oorshowing in 1916 is accounted for in )art by the fact that the Jniversity had adopt ed the one-year rule for the first time in its foot.ball iistory. Next. season the prospects are much brighter, for the freshmen train t-d by Coach Foster this year will be eligible for service on the var sity. Carolina's footballschedule for next year shows several strong teams which have to be faced. The date of the Clemson game is uncertain but it is thought that it will be played as usual on Thursday of fair week. This (((NTINI'EI) ()N I' \(i: TilliKi ) CAROLINA MOURNS ROBERT EL] FOUNDER'S DAY WILL D! BE OBSERVED JAN. 11 Noted Speakers Secured for R Annual Celebration. P. H. Gadsden, Chas. Dabney, Gc Jno. E. White Will Make ge Addresses. ha The annual Founder's day of sn the University will he celebrated pr on January 11th with exercises w in the afternoon and evening. ali This occasion will commemorate ou the 112th anniversary of the ge establishment of the institution. fir At 11:30 o'clock the alumnim Hi association will hold its annual ge meeting in Le Conte college. fri Many alumni organizations have ac< been established thruout the state and all these are expected to be hit well represented at the meeting he of the state association. "61 A procession of the students a and faculty will march from the Im library to the chal;pel at 3:15 (ti 'clock. The afternoon exercises a b in the chapel will begin at 3:30. The occasion will be featured by '0.1 ad,dresses by Mr.. p.H adsden. te, '8 of Charleston and Rev. John fo< E. White, D. D., president of ty, Anderson College. M. A. sit Wright. a member of the jLunior ch law class, will speak for the ha student body. '0( Mr. Gad-den, an alumnus of te, the University. is well known tr, thruout the state. He is a mei- '0 b)er of a distinguished Charles- tii ton faMi ly and is p esident of the te Consolidated Railway company id( of that, city. l)r. White is one ed of the leading Baptist ministers as. of South Carolina, occupying the set pulpit of the largest church of col the state. He is well known as (Ie an able speaker and college head. as Mr. Wright is one of the best oli college speakers in the state. '(l He won the first place in tle (,h State Inter-Cohegiate Oratorical set contest at Rock Hill in 1913. He '08 has represented Carolina in many soi other oratorical and debating na contests with great success. eX At the night exercises, which Soi will be held in the hall of the in house of representatives, the ev closing address of the day will be chi WV. D)abney of the University of ITh Cincintnaui. Dri. D)abney has a'7 national repit Iationi as a speaker inw DEATH OF LIOTT GONZALES [STINGUISHED ALUM NUS DIES ON BORDER ,solutions of Sympathy Sent by Students and Faculty to Bereaved Parents. In the death of Robert Elliott nzales, patriot, journalist, and ntlemen, the whole nation s sustained a loss. He was atched away at the dawn of a -miising literary career. His >rk as a paragraph writer had -eady won him fame thruout r land. The seeds of his nius had sent forth but the At tender shoots of growth. s kindly humor, modesty and ntlemanly character won him ends among his associates, uaintances and readers. But mostly in remembering n as a student of Carolina is mourned on the campus. 'ob' was beloved by all. and eader among men. The fol ving, clipped from the (arnt / Blark of 1909 hints at his 1iity: VCentre, scrub foot ball team -'05: centre, class football Lm, '04-'05; coach, senior class >tball team, '08: centre, varsi '07: ca)tain and tackle, var y tootball teai, '08: shortstol), ss baseball team, '08: second ie, '09: member track teani, , '07, '08, '09: manager track Lm, '08: member Columbia ek squad in Charlotte meet, ; president, Athletic associa n, '08: literary eritic (two mns), vice presieent, and pres nt, Clariosophic society; elect president State College Press ociation, and corresponding retary Sotth Carolina Inter legiate Oratorical associati(n; egate to meeting College Iress ociation, '08; won Sou1thl Cat' ,a 1. 0. A. preliminary. '08, as relresentative from the 0riosophic society, and repre ited Carolina at Greenwod, -'09: represented the Clario )hic in the S. 1, 0. A. prelimi 'y, '09; marshal, centenial 1rcises, '06: member the Tle 'ibes, '0G, '07, '08, '09: editor chief, Garnet ond ?/ack; twice -hange editor; twi(e editor-in e' and bisiness manager of e Cal inlUian ; won Garn'et andI( ice' medal for' be.st short story, ,'T/he (Caroliianl short stor'y daIs, '06, '07, '08: The Car'o OO't II'lI) (\ I'lut: SI \